Directed by:
Kyle Patrick AlvarezScreenplay:
Tim TalbottCinematography:
Jas SheltonComposer:
Andrew HewittCast:
Billy Crudup, Michael Angarano, Ezra Miller, Moises Arias, Olivia Thirlby, Callan McAuliffe, Tye Sheridan, Johnny Simmons, Chris Sheffield, Thomas Mann (more)VOD (6)
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What happens when a college psych study goes shockingly wrong? In this tense, psychological thriller based on the notorious true story, Billy Crudup stars as Stanford University professor Dr. Philip Zimbardo, who, in 1971, cast 24 student volunteers as prisoners and guards in a simulated jail to examine the source of abusive behavior in the prison system. The results astonished the world, as participants went from middle-class undergrads to drunk-with-power sadists and submissive victims in just a few days. Winner of two awards at the Sundance Film Festival, including Best Screenplay, and created with the close participation of Dr. Zimbardo himself, 'The Stanford Prison Experiment' is a chilling, edge-of-your-seat thriller about the dark side of power and the effects of imprisonment. (IFC Films)
(more)Cast
![Billy Crudup](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/082/164082575_4f781c.jpg)
Billy Crudup
USA
Best movies:
Big Fish (2003)
Sleepers (1996)
Almost Famous (2000)
![Michael Angarano](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/343/164343533_8754da.png)
Michael Angarano
USA
Best movies:
Oppenheimer (2023)
Almost Famous (2000)
Lords of Dogtown (2005)
![Ezra Miller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/769/163769180_b7dc95.jpg)
Ezra Miller
USA
Best movies:
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
City Island (2009)
![Moises Arias](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/307/158307358_fa9d2e.jpg)
Moises Arias
USA
Best movies:
Five Feet Apart (2019)
The Perfect Game (2009)
Despicable Me 2 (2013)
![Olivia Thirlby](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277126_420aa7.jpg)
Olivia Thirlby
USA
Best movies:
United 93 (2006)
Oppenheimer (2023)
Juno (2007)
![Callan McAuliffe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/362/362145_862ba2.jpg)
Callan McAuliffe
Australia
Best movies:
Flipped (2010)
The Great Gatsby (2013)
The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)
![Tye Sheridan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/021/161021775_87893c.png)
Tye Sheridan
USA
Best movies:
Ready Player One (2018)
Deadpool 2 (2018)
The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)
![Johnny Simmons](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279961_eaf6ad.jpg)
Johnny Simmons
USA
Best movies:
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
21 Jump Street (2012)
The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)
![Chris Sheffield](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/007/161007442_d10e68.png)
Chris Sheffield
USA
Best movies:
The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)
The Maze Runner (2014)
The Rookie (2002)
![Thomas Mann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/046/576/46576591_97cc2c.jpg)
Thomas Mann
USA
Best movies:
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021)
Me & Earl & the Dying Girl (2015)
The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)
![Nelsan Ellis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279731_8f2662.jpg)
Nelsan Ellis
USA
Best movies:
The Help (2011)
The Express (2008)
Secretariat (2010)
![Nicholas Braun](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/042/871/42871878_ed9a50.jpg)
Nicholas Braun
USA
Best movies:
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)
Dream Scenario (2023)
![James Wolk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/365/162365877_33acae.png)
James Wolk
USA
Best movies:
Front of the Class (2008) (TV movie)
The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)
The Boys in the Boat (2023)
![Matt Bennett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/001/160001007_4fda40.jpg)
Matt Bennett
USA
Best movies:
Me & Earl & the Dying Girl (2015)
The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)
Bridesmaids (2011)
![Logan Miller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/239/166239251_c1b193.png)
Logan Miller
USA
Best movies:
A Dog's Purpose (2017)
Love, Simon (2018)
The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)
![Ki-hong Lee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/844/161844878_0fba69.jpg)
Ki-hong Lee
South Korea
Best movies:
The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)
The Maze Runner (2014)
Looks That Kill (2020)
![Jack Kilmer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/760/160760286_0133cd.jpg)
Jack Kilmer
USA
Best movies:
The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)
The Nice Guys (2016)
Lords of Chaos (2018)
![Keir Gilchrist](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/002/164002518_1f5cfa.jpg)
Keir Gilchrist
UK
Best movies:
Saint Ralph (2004)
Katie Says Goodbye (2016)
The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)
Jesse Carere
Best movies:
The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)
Teen Lust (2014)
![Gaius Charles](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280391_f0d4f2.jpg)
Gaius Charles
USA
Best movies:
The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)
The Messenger (2009)
Batman: Bad Blood (2016)